Navigating the UAE Consensus: How should businesses in the Middle East respond?

• 30 Jun 2024

I have been on the Advisory Board of the amazing Eco-Business for many years – and as an avid writer and an exciting part of my new life chapter, we will be bringing insightful commentary and analysis on climate and sustainability developments in the Middle East. Sharing my first Op Ed on what businesses in the region need to be thinking about after the UAE Consensus – esp. as we ramp up for COP29. We will also be doing a monthly Middle East newsletter which you can sign up to soon. Please do support Eco-Business as it’s one of the only truly independent journalistic platforms in this space – and trust me, we need really need this independent perspective!

COP28 in Dubai ended with the landmark UAE consensus, an unprecedented agreement to transition from all fossil fuels. The signals for action are clear, but what steps should Middle Eastern businesses take? READ MORE

Originally published on Eco-Business and reproduced with permission.

Image: COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber poses for a photo opportunity with Norway’s climate and environment minister Espen Barth-Eide (left) and Singapore’s sustainability and environment minister Grace Fu (right), who are co-facilitating negotiations on climate mitigation at the Dubai summit. Image: Jessica Cheam/Eco-Business